Dekhana Project Interviews
Collection Overview
Date Range: 2022
Geographical Coverage: Chicago, IL
Language(s): English (9),
Number of Items: 9
Item Types: Oral History (9)
Geographical Coverage: Chicago, IL
Language(s): English (9),
Number of Items: 9
Item Types: Oral History (9)
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About the Collection
Collection Description
The Dekhana Project shares stories of the queer desi community in Chicago.
Within the South Asian diaspora, ethnic and queer identity intersect at two parallel streets. While navigating both independently can be straightforward, embracing them together presents a traffic-filled crossroads. Queer desis are left feeling alone, trapped in a liminal space: fighting for a sense of place.
This project highlights the intersections of cultural and LGBTQ+ identities within the stories of South Asian Chicagoans. These interviews contribute to an understanding of how the city’s urban environment has shaped the queer desi community, as well as lived experiences as a whole.
Project creator Tej Shah's hope is that the diversity of stories captured by the Dekhana Project both brings attention to this crossroads, and portrays the experiences of those who have beat the traffic.
Within the South Asian diaspora, ethnic and queer identity intersect at two parallel streets. While navigating both independently can be straightforward, embracing them together presents a traffic-filled crossroads. Queer desis are left feeling alone, trapped in a liminal space: fighting for a sense of place.
This project highlights the intersections of cultural and LGBTQ+ identities within the stories of South Asian Chicagoans. These interviews contribute to an understanding of how the city’s urban environment has shaped the queer desi community, as well as lived experiences as a whole.
Project creator Tej Shah's hope is that the diversity of stories captured by the Dekhana Project both brings attention to this crossroads, and portrays the experiences of those who have beat the traffic.
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